Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Alcombe, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alcombe map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alcombe, Wiltshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Alcombe |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.422791 |
| Longitude | -2.275652 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Alcombe holds a quiet permanence, defined by the limestone veins that run deep beneath the rolling Wiltshire landscape. It lies 4.0 miles west of Corsham (from Corsham: bearing 259°T, OS grid ST 809 693), and is situated north-west of Ashley village. The light here catches the pale, honeyed stone of the older dwellings, a colour that seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after the clouds have gathered. To the south-south-west, the By Brook carves its way through the earth, a persistent, silver thread that dictates the slow, seasonal pace of the surrounding fields. The land rises gradually toward the horizon, where the broad flank of Kingsdown Hill looms to the south-south-east, offering a silent, enduring frame to the horizon. Alcombe retains the character of a place left to its own quiet devices, where the rhythm of the day is marked by the shifting shadows of the trees rather than the rush of modern transit. The nearby Lid Brook ripples toward the east-north-east, its waters reflecting the muted greens of the valley floor with a clarity that feels timeless. One might walk these lanes and find only the stillness of the countryside, a stark contrast to the industrious stone-quarrying history that once defined the wider region.
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Explore Alcombe, Wiltshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.422791, -2.275652. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |